Overview

• Local forest, veterinary and tehsil authorities inspected the site in Ekmania village on Sunday evening.
• Seventy-three of 88 buffaloes owned by Ganesh Das, Jagannath Das and Paramananda Biswal perished after entering a narrow nullah in the Brahmani river.
• Owners report losses of 40, 17 and 16 buffaloes respectively, with 15 animals surviving the incident.
• Villagers suspect either a mugger crocodile attack or chemical contamination from nearby prawn farms as the cause.
• Complaints filed with the forest department, tehsil office, police and veterinary hospital seek immediate government aid.